Jun 28, 2013, 11:45 AM Amazon reportedly trying to open marketplace for art galleries Need a new piece of art to bring a room together? You may be able to get it with free… Read More
Jun 28, 2013, 8:10 AM How Microsoft and Oracle set aside their past garbage to connect in the cloud SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s cloud computing deal with Oracle was some two years in the making — going from careful… Read More
Jun 26, 2013, 5:39 PM Tony Hsieh wants to make downtown Las Vegas somewhere you’ll want to live Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has a vision for downtown Las Vegas as the place that you’ll want to launch your… Read More
Jun 26, 2013, 3:59 PM Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh: Hiring requires culture match, not just skill If you want to get hired at Zappos, you have to have more than just the right skills. You also… Read More
Jun 26, 2013, 7:28 AM Amazon adds to its PBS cred with new Prime Video deal Amazon.com and PBS Distribution have reached an expanded deal that brings more past seasons of PBS shows to Amazon Prime… Read More
Jun 25, 2013, 12:38 PM Ex-Amazon engineers form Wire Labs, raise $150,000 for mobile startup We’ve seen countless Microsoft veterans leave Redmond to create their own startups, but that hasn’t happened as much with Amazon… Read More
Jun 25, 2013, 8:12 AM Amazon’s ‘Cities that Rock’ survey: Seattle has the most indie rock nerds in the U.S. Seattle prides itself on a strong indie music culture, from the wonderful KEXP to the legacy of Pearl Jam to… Read More
Jun 25, 2013, 7:31 AM Nook tablet sales plummet 34% as Barnes & Noble weighs new strategy Barnes & Noble is taking steps to reduce risks around its struggling Nook tablet business, announcing today that it will… Read More
Jun 21, 2013, 10:54 AM E-books: Apple trial wraps up — now for the waiting game Following closing arguments yesterday, Apple’s 3-week-long e-book price fixing trial has finally come to an end. But it’ll be a… Read More
Jun 21, 2013, 9:51 AM Xbox One back atop Amazon best-seller list after Microsoft policy reversal If the best-seller list on the Amazon Video Games storefront is any indication, people are pretty happy with Microsoft’s recent decision… Read More
Jun 20, 2013, 1:36 PM Kindle Worlds adds more licenses for fan fiction writers If you ever wanted to get paid for writing fan fiction based on The Mongoliad, now’s your chance. It’s all a… Read More
Jun 19, 2013, 5:13 PM Jeff Bezos-backed 3D-printing company MakerBot acquired for $403M Minnesota-based 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys today acquired MakerBot for $402 million based on Stratasys’ stock price in a deal that… Read More
Jun 18, 2013, 11:20 PM Jason Goldberg’s Fab raises $150 million in bid to rival Amazon with ’emotional commerce’ Jason Goldberg sure has come a long way since Jobster, the Seattle startup company he founded in 2003. Now, at… Read More
Jun 18, 2013, 5:07 PM Amazon: No, we won’t release entire TV seasons all at once like Netflix Netflix has recently been dropping entire season’s worth of episodes all at once — Arrested Development, House of Cards — allowing people… Read More
Jun 18, 2013, 1:32 PM LivingSocial closes Seattle office; employees told to work remotely Amazon.com-backed LivingSocial, the Washington D.C.-based daily deals site, has shut down its Seattle office. The news was first reported by Forbes and we’ve… Read More
Jun 18, 2013, 9:26 AM Amazon debuts group gift cards for birthdays on Facebook Facebook already makes it easy to remember the birthdays of your friends. Now, with a little help from Amazon, you… Read More
Jun 18, 2013, 9:19 AM This startup mines your Twitter stream to tell you what books to read Struggling to figure out what books to take to the lake house this summer? Well, you might want to consider… Read More
Jun 17, 2013, 2:12 PM Microsoft SkyDrive manager Mike Torres leaving for mystery job at Amazon Mike Torres, who helped to build and lead Microsoft’s SkyDrive consumer cloud and file storage service, is leaving to join… Read More
Jun 17, 2013, 1:48 PM Q&A: Instacart CEO on competing with Amazon Fresh and the future of grocery shopping While Amazon Fresh has been dominating the headlines lately, a San Francisco-based startup led by a former Amazon employee is… Read More
Jun 17, 2013, 10:01 AM Early Amazon investor Nick Hanauer disappointed Amazon isn’t more civically engaged Is Amazon.com doing enough to support its hometown? That question has been raised many times over the years, with local publications like… Read More
Jun 15, 2013, 7:52 AM GeekWire Radio: Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton on investing, technology, open skies and big bets Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton are investors and entrepreneurs who have created and shaped some of the most significant companies… Read More
Jun 14, 2013, 4:35 PM Teams from Amazon, Microsoft battle on StarCraft in After Hours Gaming League It’s not uncommon for company employees to organize teams for recreational sports leagues. Participating is a good way to leave… Read More
Jun 13, 2013, 5:54 PM Another reason for Google and Microsoft interns to be happy: They’re making bank While The Internship may have showcased some truths about Google, one thing it didn’t bring up is just how much… Read More
Jun 13, 2013, 10:50 AM Whoops! Book by Jeff Bezos’ wife delayed by Amazon logistics Amazon prides itself on having a top-notch infrastructure for getting products where they need to go, and quickly. But sometimes,… Read More
Jun 13, 2013, 10:24 AM Engineering students want jobs at NASA, Google, Boeing, Apple and Microsoft — in that order If space is the final frontier, today’s engineering students want to be a part of exploring it, according to a… Read More
Jun 12, 2013, 10:28 AM Amazon’s huge $600M cloud contract with CIA now up in the air Back in March, it appeared Amazon had hit a home run with a $600 million cloud computing deal with the… Read More
Jun 12, 2013, 9:13 AM With Apple’s iBook coming to desktop, Amazon has new competition Among Apple’s bevy of upgrades to its new desktop operating system, there is one change that likely caught the attention of… Read More
Jun 11, 2013, 1:12 PM Walmart Labs acquires Inkiru as Amazon rivalry heats up Thanks to an acquisition, Walmart’s online store is getting smarter. In a post Monday on the official Walmart Labs blog,… Read More
Jun 11, 2013, 12:16 PM Barnes & Noble ends support for Nook apps on Mac and legacy Windows PCs Barnes & Noble confirmed today that it has ended support for its Nook apps for Macs and older Windows PCs,… Read More
Jun 11, 2013, 9:54 AM Amazon opens doors on 3D printer storefront: Is this a sign of things to come? If a structural change to Amazon.com is any indication, the company is looking to take on the 3D printer scene.… Read More
